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Premier League Panel Upholds VAR Onside Ruling for Wirtz Goal

A later broadcast frame created the offside impression, with SAOT using first contact plus a 5cm tolerance.

Overview

  • The Key Match Incidents Panel unanimously ruled the VAR decision to award Florian Wirtz's goal was correct.
  • VAR Andy Madley used semi-automated offside technology with the Premier League's 5cm tolerance to deem the play onside.
  • The assistant referee initially flagged offside before the review overturned the on-field call.
  • Officials said TV images looked clearly offside because broadcasters froze a later frame than the VAR's first-contact frame.
  • Fulham have asked PGMOL for an explanation, and coverage notes leagues without a tolerance in Germany, Italy and Spain would have disallowed the goal.